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Dear Friend ,

Welcome to the Abingdon family. Thank

you for purchasing your Abingdon watch. I hope it
helps you navigate for years to come.

In this booklet I have written down

instructions that will show you how to use all of the
features your new Abingdon watch has to offer. It’s
easy to read and I’ve included lots of examples.

Again, thank you and one last thing. Now

that you are a part of the Abingdon family, please
keep in touch with your adventures and stories on
the Abingdon Life section on our website,
www.abingdonwatches.com.

Sincerely,

Juice

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Summary of Contents for Amelia

Page 1: ...Abingdon Watches Amelia Product Information Manual and Warranty ...

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Page 3: ... instructions that will show you how to use all of the features your new Abingdon watch has to offer It s easy to read and I ve included lots of examples Again thank you and one last thing Now that you are a part of the Abingdon family please keep in touch with your adventures and stories on the Abingdon Life section on our website www abingdonwatches com Sincerely Juice ...

Page 4: ...ntents Setting the Time 6 Setting Zulu Time 6 Setting the Date 7 The E6B 8 Basics 9 Time Calculations 15 Speed Calculations 19 Distance Calculations 21 Fuel Consumption 23 Conversions 26 Miscellaneous 30 Warranty 32 ...

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Page 6: ...own clockwise until the hour hand lines up with the current hour 2 To set the minute hand pull the crown out so that it clicks twice Rotate the crown clockwise until the minute hand lines up with the current minute 3 Push the crown back into its original position The second hand will begin to tick again ...

Page 7: ...fter a battery replacement Here s how Example Los Angeles Time 9 00am Greenwich Mean Time 4 00pm of the same day 1 Pull the crown at the 3 o clock so that it clicks twice Make sure to stop the second hand in the 12 o clock position 2 Rotate the crown so that the hour and minute hands read 4pm ...

Page 8: ...cks once Rotate the crown counterclockwise until the correct date is shown in the date box Note I recommend setting the date between the hours of 5am and 5pm to ensure the date will change the following day 2 Push the crown back into its original position Now the date has been set ...

Page 9: ... Traveling flying math class even driving It may look a little overwhelming at first but after you ve mastered it you re going to wonder how you ve gone so long without it Ok let s begin This is going to be fun The Basics First rotate the ring so the 60 on the outer ring is in line with the red 60 on the middle ring You will notice that all the numbers on the middle and the outer rings are the sam...

Page 10: ...scale so that it is in line with the red 60 on the middle scale 30 is half of 60 so you have now just created a ratio of 2 1 two 30s equal one 60 Notice that 35 is over 70 and 40 is over 80 You will use these ratios in time speed and distance calculations Isn t that neat And we ve only just begun ...

Page 11: ... want to multiply something quickly you can use your Abingdon watch To do so you must set one of the numbers on the outer ring to the 10 on the middle ring It doesn t matter which one For example 5 x 7 we re going to start off easy ...

Page 12: ...g notice that there is not a 5 on the outer ring We are going to treat 50 like it is actually 5 0 Leave it there 2 Find the number 70 on the middle ring make sure to treat the number 70 like it is actually the number 7 0 and read the number 35 on the outer ring 5 x 7 35 Well done ...

Page 13: ... middle ring Practice these multiplication problems 9 x 3 27 14 x 7 98 23 x 5 115 90 x 3 270 11 x 13 143 4 x 29 117 Division For division problems you will not be setting any numbers under the 10 on the middle ring because that is where your answer is going to be The example below explains what I m trying to say Example 15 5 1 Whatever number is being divided will go on the outer ring Therefore in...

Page 14: ...remember on the middle ring 3 Now look at the 10 on the middle ring and read the number on the outer ring It will say 30 or as we know 3 0 Answer 15 5 3 Let s try a few practice problems 230 5 46 5 2 2 5 remember that decimal point 180 12 15 135 9 15 98 7 14 ...

Page 15: ...s 10 1 10 2 10 3 and so on Take a look at your Abingdon watch to see what I mean But if you choose 10 to represent the number 100 then the calibrations between 10 and 11 represent 1 Now each calibration reads 101 102 103 and so on Try it out for yourself It takes some getting used to but I believe in you Keep practicing and you will get the hang of it Time Calculations First let s take a look at y...

Page 16: ...70 minutes is 1 hour and 10 minutes See if you can go around the entire face changing the hours to minutes Take your Abingdon watch off your wrist first though or else you ll twist your arm Now that we have that settled let s work on some flight problems Note that the middle ring will ALWAYS be time in minutes ...

Page 17: ...ions chapter on page 26 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 15 signifying 150 is in line with the red 60 located at the 12 o clock position This is your RATE You have now set the rate 150 knots in 60 minutes 2 Now find 90 representing the distance you plan to travel on the outer ring You will notice the 90 lines up with 36 on the middle ring Therefore it will take 36 minutes to go 90 nautical miles Pi...

Page 18: ... long as you leave the rate set you can figure out how long it will take you to fly any distance For practice set your plane s cruise speed to the rate and find out how long it will take to go 25 nautical miles 60 nautical miles 350 nautical miles ...

Page 19: ... upcoming speed time distance problems Outer Ring Distance or Speed Middle Ring Time in minutes Inner Ring Time in hours Speed problems are like the time problems we just did except we are finding the RATE Remember in the time problems how our speed was our RATE Well here we don t have the RATE but we have the distance and the time Knowing the distance we flew and time it took to fly we can easily...

Page 20: ...inutes time What was your average speed 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 130 13 will represent 130 in this example is in line with 47 2 Your speed is found on the outer ring opposite the RATE arrow In this case your average speed would have been 166 knots per hour ...

Page 21: ...and speed Example 3 You are traveling at 150 knots per hour speed and you want to know how far you will go after 20 minutes time 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 15 is in line with the red 60 RATE 2 Your distance is found on the outer ring opposite the number 20 on the middle ring Answer 50 knots ...

Page 22: ...22 Here are some practice problems to try Speed Time Distance 125kts _______ 524NM _______ 2 30 345NM 110kts 1 40 _______ ...

Page 23: ... your tank took 17 gallons Here is how you would find your fuel burn rate 1 First set 17 on the outer ring to 6 30 on the inner ring there is a notch marking the middle of 6 00 and 7 00 that s where you want to line up 17 2 Now you can easily find your burn rate where the red 60 or your RATE arrow is pointing In this case the RATE arrow is pointing at the number 26 so the answer is 26 gallons per ...

Page 24: ...d get on a full tank of usable fuel If a full tank of gas was equal to 140 gallons which you should know if you are flying a plane that has a maximum useable fuel of 140 gallons then here is how you would find your endurance 1 Your RATE the red 60 arrow on the middle ring should be set to 26 already from the previous example If it isn t set there then please do so ...

Page 25: ...w find 14 representing 140 gallons on the outer ring 3 Opposite 14 you should see 5 20 or as it is read on the middle ring 32 which represents 320 minutes Therefore you can go 320 minutes on a full tank of gas ...

Page 26: ...side the word STAT for statute All you do is just put the figure you want to convert under one arrow and see what the conversion is under the other arrow Example Convert 65mph statute to nautical miles per hour 1 Rotate the outer ring so that the STAT side is in line with the number 65 2 Read the number under the arrow NAUT to see how fast you drive on the freeway in nautical miles Answer 56 5 kph...

Page 27: ...ute to Nautical miles but slightly different Find the word STAT on the middle ring It is located about 1 o clock Note This is not the same STAT on the outer ring Now find the KM written on the middle ring around 4 o clock Did you find it yet Good There is an arrow pointing up at each place Now just like ...

Page 28: ...rs Liters Imperial Gallons Fuel Pounds US Gallons Oil Pounds Kilograms Currency Here is how to make vacation abroad much easier First you must find out the exchange rate and then set it on your Abingdon watch Example If one US dollar is equal to 73 of a Euro here is how to make vacation abroad much easier 1 Rotate the number 10 on the outer ring so that it is in line with 73 on the middle ring 10 ...

Page 29: ...e ring will always be euros So now if something costs 90 00 look at the 90 on the middle ring of your Abingdon watch and you will see it lines up with the 124 on the outer ring so the item costs about 124 00 As long as you set the 10 to whatever country s currency you are in you ll have no more guessing games when you travel ...

Page 30: ...e maintenance every eight to ten years If you use your watch in the water you should check it for water resistance every two years How should I wash my Abingdon watch Metal bracelets should be washed carefully with mild soap in water If it s really dirty a soft toothbrush will help Rinse with water and pat dry with a soft cloth The case should be wiped gently with a moist cloth and dried carefully...

Page 31: ...ar your watch for an extended period of time during extreme temperature changes 100 F in the summer or 32 F in the winter then it may lose up to 1 second a day but will return to normal as soon as you start wearing it again Will wearing my Abingdon watch on the inside of my wrist affect its accuracy No with quartz extreme temperatures are the only variable that will affect the accuracy of the move...

Page 32: ... Abingdon watch to a watch repair shop and have the pros do it Unless you have the proper tools and experience changing watch batteries please have a watch repairer do the job Again congratulations on your new purchase and I hope you enjoy your new watch for many years Juice ...

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